Painful shoulder joint in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Painful rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a crippling disease that is often associated with severe pain, suffering, and diminished function, thereby detracting from an optimal quality of life. Over the past decade a greater appreciation of the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis has been gained. In the past "decade of pain research," biologic agents which may modify rheumatoid arthritis have emerged as poten...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.34.592